Assn05K_E10 - Name Student # Lab Time: 8 a.m. 1:50 p.m. No...

1 Name Student # Lab Time: 8 a.m. 1:50 p.m. No lab (Please circle) GLY 2010 Assignment 5, Summer 2010 Write a brief response to the following questions based on the information provided in lecture, and in the textbook. Due at the beginning of the next class (6/7/10). Be sure to view the Lecture 12 PowerPoint (Geologic Time) Answers must be submitted on this form. Copies are not acceptable. If you need additional room, attach pages and staple them together. Be sure your name is on each page. 1. What is the difference between relative dating and absolute dating? Name two techniques used in both types of dating. (3 points) Relative Age is the answers to a question like, "Which is younger?" Relative ages allow us to compare different geologic formations, and determine which is the oldest, next oldest, etc. Relative dating techniques include the Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships, the principle of Inclusions, the Principle of Faunal Succession, contact metamorphism, and the use of unconformities in the rock record. Absolute dating is down

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